flebilis
Ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → It is impossible to know the spirit, thought, and mind of any man before he be versed in sovereignty and the laws
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
flēbĭlis: e, adj. fleo.
I Pass., to be wept over, to be lamented, lamentable (class.): ponite ante oculos miseram illam et flebilem speciem, Cic. Phil. 11, 3, 7: o flebiles vigilias! id. Planc. 42, 101: Hector, Ov. Am. 2, 1, 32: Ino, Hor. A. P. 123: flebile principium melior fortuna secuta est, Ov. M. 7, 518.—With dat. pers.: multis ille bonis flebilis occidit, Nulli flebilior, quam tibi, Vergili, Hor. C. 1, 24, 9.—
II Act.
A That makes or causes to weep, that brings tears (poet. and rare): cepe, Lucil. ap. Non. 201, 2: ultor, Ov. H. 13, 48: flebile dictu, Sil. 9, 502.—
B Weeping, tearful, doleful (class.): gemitus elamentabilis; imbecillus, abjectus, flebilis, Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57: maeror (est) aegritudo flebilis, id. ib. 4, 8, 18; cf.: affectus vel concitati vel flebiles, Quint. 11, 3, 162: vox, id. ib. 64: elegia, Ov. Am. 3, 9, 3: modi, Hor. C. 2, 9, 9: suavitas, Quint. 11, 3, 170: spargebat tepidos flebilis imbre sinus, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 68: sponsa, Hor. C. 4, 2, 21: matrona, App. M. 6, p. 125, 2 Elm.—In neut.: flebile, adverbially: exclusus flebile cantet amans, dolefully, plaintively, sadly, Ov. R. Am. 36: gavisae, Stat. Th. 12, 426; Sil. 7, 648.—Hence, adv.: flēbĭlĭter (acc. to II. B.), mournfully, dolefully: vide, quam non flebiliter respondeat, Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 39: lamentari, id. ib. 2, 21, 49: canere, id. ib. 1, 35, 85: gemere, Hor. C. 4, 12, 5.—Comp.: daemones flebilius ululant, Paul. Nol. Carm. 20, 57.
